[ April 29, 2020 to May 31, 2020. ] Adelaide FringeVIEW The Adelaide Fringe team have been working hard to find a way to directly support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, and are excited to announce the pilot of an online, digital Fringe experience; Adelaide FringeVIEW. The world as we know it has changed so radically in only a few weeks. The Adelaide Fringe organiser’s hearts […]

Mr. Snot Bottom – is his Fringe show really that terrible, horrible and really really bad? By Brooke Hendry ★★★★ 4 stars for nauseating comedy that made our faces sore from laughter Looking for a downright disgustingly hilarious show to cap off the Adelaide Fringe for another year? If your kids (and you too!) think that pop-offs, boogers, poo […]

The African Elephant of My Heart: Dance Extravaganza kids’ show at the Adelaide Fringe – Review by Carla Caruso ★★★★ 4 Stars for animal-tastic fun for juniors Ever wondered what your ‘animal spirit guide’ might be? While it sounds a bit Hollywood, the concept actually stems from a Native American tradition. ‘Totem animals’ are said to be animal guides […]

New Decade, New Show! Introducing… Baby Cabaret! by Ashleigh Grant ★★★½- 3½ Stars for some wiggly, giggly fun! Are you wondering where you have seen this smiley woman with the adorable Minnie mouse hair before? Monski Mouse has been tearing up the dance at the Adelaide Fringe since 2012 with her popular under 5, Baby Disco! Well, it’s […]

Peter Helliar’s Loopy – Adelaide Fringe 2020 Review by Cath Leo ★★★★½ – 4½ Stars for humankind hilarity ‘Loopy’ is the name of Peter Helliar’s latest Fringe show – a collection of his reflections about life, from the million things in a (near) middle aged life that have to be set in place before some sexy time can begin […]

Nath Valvo’s Chatty Cathy comedy show at the Adelaide Fringe – Review by Carla Caruso ★★★★ ½ – 4.5 Stars for relatable LOLs for parents I can thank my mum for putting me onto the comic fun that is Melbourne’s Nath Valvo. She cracked up over a TV skit he performed about his own mother saying, “I just […]

Adelaide Fringe 2020 Review – An Evening with Fiona O’Loughlin & Mickey D by Cath Leo ★★★½ – 3½ Stars for Fiona’s farewell to the Fringe Fiona O’Loughlin has been a stalwart of the Australian comedy scene and first appeared at the Adelaide Fringe 20 years ago! Her current show is also her farewell to the Fringe and she […]

[ March 2, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] A Photography Exhibition by Kids about South Australia FOALS is a photography exhibition by South Australian kids that provides a small glimpse into how each child sees their world. The exhibition will feature photographs taken by children across the state, celebrating what they love about the place they live from the ordinariness of everyday life to the […]

Isaac Lomman’s Hypnotised at the Adelaide Fringe – Review by Cath Leo ★★★★½ – 4½ Stars for hypnotic hilarity I’d seen Isaac’s dazzling eyes on the publicity material, and then viewed some of his clips on YouTube which left me wanting to ‘see it in the flesh’… so I did! ‘Hypnotised’ was my first ever hypnosis-themed show and it […]

Nikki Britton – One Small Step – Adelaide Fringe 2020 Review by Cath Leo ★★★★★ 5 Stars for hysterically relatable brilliant comedy I first saw Nikki Britton doing a sampler spot at The Garden Gala this Fringe and instantly thought ‘She is one to see!’ so I booked in for her full show ‘One Small Step’. Note: There […]

The Garden Gala – Adelaide Fringe 2020 Review by Cath Leo ★★★★½ – 4½ stars for a great value sampler of Garden delights Hosted by the glorious Adelaide Fringe Ambassador Fez Faanana (of Briefs, and Brat Kids Carnival fame), the Garden Gala is being held on every Monday of the Festival to give us a taste of the […]

An Andrews Sisters Tribute at the Adelaide Fringe – Review by Carla Caruso ★★★★★ 5 Stars for wartime nostalgia The forties are very much in vogue right now, with World War II books and movies (hello Jojo Rabbit) in the spotlight. But for the Adelaide vocal trio, Three Little Sisters, taking inspiration from this era is nothing new. For a […]

Massaoke Musicals at the Adelaide Fringe 2020 – Review by Cath Leo ★★★★ 4 Stars for a joyous show This was my first ‘Massaoke’ production and I went as part of a ‘Girls Night Out’, with the birthday girl in the group choosing the show to see. I expected to probably have a nice time but that it wouldn’t […]

Matt Hale’s Feelgood Factory at the Adelaide Fringe – Review by Carla Caruso ★★★★½ – 4½ stars for energetic fun! When I told my husband we were heading to a live hypnosis show, his first reaction was: “Oh, no, I don’t want to get picked out of the crowd!” His fears worsened at the theatre when he saw the […]

Boss Squad at the Adelaide Fringe – Review ★★★★ 4 Stars for female strength and empowerment Five fearless female performers and a repertoire of circus skills including acrobatics, gymnastics, juggling, skipping, dancing and much more in the intimate setting of Ukiyo in Gluttony. Their goal is to “smash stereotypes while smashing out tricks” and their girl-power message is […]

[ February 21, 2020 to February 23, 2020. ] Salisbury Secret Garden The Salisbury Secret Garden is a FREE three-day extravaganza, bringing the fun of the Adelaide Fringe to the north. From Friday 21 – Sunday 23 February 2020, take the family and enjoy a great range of shows including live music, street performances, entertainment, market stalls and activities. Bask in the alternative rock of headline […]

[ February 21, 2020 to February 23, 2020. ] Anime ‘n’ Chill If you find yourself singing “Totoro, To-to-ro!” around the house (or without warning in a public place), you’ll be right at home at Natalya Aynsley’s upcoming Adelaide Fringe show. On the back of her Worlds Connected concert in 2018 (featuring the music of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts), and Studio Ghibli – Chopin Style […]

The Extraordinary Guests of Hotel Richmond at the Adelaide Fringe – Review by Carla Caruso ★★★★ 4 Stars for immersive illusion My kids are fans of Netflix’s Magic for Humans, so I thought seeing a magic show during the Fringe would be just the ticket. And The Extraordinary Guests of Hotel Richmond offers added perks – the chance to […]

Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster – Adelaide Fringe Review 2020 by Cath Leo ★★★★★ 5 Stars for beatboxing brilliance Hailing from Battersea in South-West London, the BAC Academy brings a high intensity, flawless beatbox show to the RCC at Adelaide Uni. The Academy has been going for 10 years and as our host and academy director Conrad Murray […]

Hotel Paradiso – a Fun Circus Show for the Whole Family at the Adelaide Fringe ★★★★½ – 4½ stars for great family entertainment with thrilling acrobatics, laughs and fun! Hotel Paradiso is a clever, funny and entertaining show with a simple story interwoven with acrobatics, juggling, trapeze and slapstick comedy. It’s great fun and it will make adults […]

Don’t Mess with the Dummies at the Adelaide Fringe – Review by Carla Caruso ★★★★ 4 Stars for ‘cool bananas’ circus comedy When you walk into a theatre and find rolled-up socks and undies on the seats, you know you’re in for a different sort of show. (These, as we soon found out, were for throwing into the […]

[ March 10, 2020 to March 14, 2020. ] Girl Shut Your Mouth at the Adelaide Fringe South Australian premiere of fiesty, female powered homegrown work comes to the Adelaide Fringe Gita Bezard’s (The Last Great Hunt) ‘Girl Shut Your Mouth’ is an exciting dark comedy about ordinary living under extraordinary circumstances. When the world you know has been ripped away, what lengths will you go […]

[ February 29, 2020; March 1, 2020 to March 2, 2020. March 6, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 13, 2020 to March 16, 2020. ] The Bureau Of Untold Stories Sets Out To Save 1,000 Stories at the Adelaide Fringe. The world’s stories have gone missing. But with outrageous accents, live sound effects, some unconventional storytelling skills and audience help, the inspired inspectors of The Bureau Of Untold Stories are going to get them back! This year the production will aim to […]

Amity Dry’s Highway Superstar show at the Adelaide Fringe – Review by Carla Caruso ★★★★★ 5 Stars for feel-good fun Amity Dry gave a shoutout to all the “suburban mums” at her Adelaide Fringe show’s opening night (after revealing she drives a “daggy RAV4”). And Highway Superstar feels designed exactly with suburban mums of my era in mind. (For the […]

[ February 18, 2020; February 20, 2020; February 25, 2020; February 27, 2020; ] Musical Moments at the Adelaide Fringe Musical Moments is a series of four shows presented by Promise Adelaide featuring hits from popular musicals such as Les Miserables, Wicked and the Sound of Music as well as newer musicals such as Come From Away, Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen.

[ February 15, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. ] A Thousand Cranes – The Gemini Collective Winners of the 2019 ATG Award for Best Youth Theatre. The atomic bomb that dropped on Hiroshima changed everything, especially for 12-year-old Sadako Sasaki. In a concord of live theatre, contemporary dance, music and aerial silks her true story, captured in a play by Kathryn Schultz Miller, lives on. The […]

[ March 13, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] Retrieve Your Jeans at the Adelaide Fringe A brilliant collaboration between highly talented dancer/choreographers Cayleigh Davies and Rita Bush and a cast of award winning dancers is set to wow audiences at this year’s Adelaide Fringe. The stunning show features five women, a washing line and endless blue jeans in a soulful dance performance traversing seemingly insignificant […]

[ February 12, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] Adelaide Fringe Festival FREE Family-Friendly Events The Adelaide Fringe is always an exciting time of the year with so much entertainment on offer in and around the city and stretching out to regional areas of South Australia including many free events which are family friendly. IMPORTANT UPDATE FRIDAY 13 MARCH 2020:

[ February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. March 6, 2020 to March 8, 2020. March 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] The African Elephant of My Heart: Dance Extravaganza Kids Show A nine year old girl recovering in hospital is visited by an African Elephant. He takes her & the audience to her jungle river to dance. Watch your kids become the characters helping Little Jess to see all her other animals & learn that she can […]

[ February 15, 2020; February 22, 2020; February 29, 2020; March 7, 2020; March 14, 2020; ] Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret Join Monski Mouse and Friends for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked songs, puppetry and fun for 0-5 year olds and their parents/carers. Arrive ready to sing along. All the big topics are covered: elephants, fish, wiggly worms, transport and the existential ways of the toddler.

[ February 15, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 22, 2020 to February 23, 2020. February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020. March 7, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] Tony Roberts: I’m a Magician Get Me Out of Here Last years’ Fringe World sell out and Best Children’s Event Weekly Award Winner, returns for 2020 to Adelaide. Covent Garden’s cheekiest street performer, and award-winning magican, Tony Roberts brings back his jaw-dropping escapology show. Full of belly laughs and awe-inspiring magic, perfect for humans 8-80+ “Interactive illusion and […]

[ February 17, 2020; ] The Garden Gala on Kangaroo Island The Adelaide Fringe are joining forces with Mix 102.3 Adelaide to present a whopping night of FREE entertainment on Kangaroo Island. On Monday 17 February 2020, The Garden will temporarily close its gates on Rundle Park / Kadlitpina.

Instead, they are sending a convoy of artists and staff to Kangaroo Island, where they’ll […]

[ February 14, 2020 to February 16, 2020. February 20, 2020 to February 23, 2020. February 27, 2020 to March 1, 2020. March 5, 2020 to March 9, 2020. March 12, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] Brass Monkeys at the Adelaide Fringe The creators of “Children are Stinky” are bringing an all new, action-packed, super exciting circus spectacular to Adelaide Fringe. Brass Monkeys celebrates kids who march to the beat of their own drum and have the world at their dancing feet. Bursting with high calibre acrobatics, a ton of comedy, live […]

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] Gelatissimo Launch FruChocs Flavour for Adelaide Fringe In the spirit of all things creative and artistic, Gelatissimo has partnered with beloved South Australian icon, Menz FruChocs to create a custom gelato flavour specially for this year’s Adelaide Fringe. Aptly named FruChocs Fringe, the flavour is dedicated to the South Australian confectionery and will be available exclusively across […]

[ March 7, 2020 to March 8, 2020. March 12, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] Switch Witchetty’s Almanac of Everything – Presented by Pinwheel Productions A children’s high-energy adventure theatre show filled with music, mayhem, and ordinary bedsheets, straight from the Edinburgh Fringe. Switch Witchetty is a court fool who can ‘switch’ into others, allowing a unique perspective into their story. When the Kingdom needs a new King, Switch is forced to […]

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] CIRCUIT at the Adelaide Fringe Seamlessly combining incredible interactive technology with world-class acrobats, dancers and musicians, ‘CIRCUIT’ is a pulsating digital circus. Showcasing incredible feats, fused with state of the art tech, the production not only defies the laws of physics, but blurs the boundaries of various artistic genres to deliver a unique and astounding experience.

[ February 14, 2020 to March 15, 2020. ] 360 Allstars at the Adelaide Fringe Back by popular demand, the international smash hit returns. A phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, ‘360 ALLSTARS’ connects street with elite to deliver a supercharged urban circus. Boasting a stellar cast of world champions and world record holders, this action-packed fusion of BMX, basketball, breakdancing, beatboxing, acrobatics and […]